Elliott-Reese v. Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe

OPINION BY

President Judge COLINS.

Before this Court in its original jurisdiction are cross-motions for summary relief filed respectively by Alessa Elliott-Reese (Petitioner), the Pennsylvania Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss Fund (CAT Fund), 1 and the Pennsylvania Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association (Guaranty Association). 2

The following factual and procedural developments preceded the summary judgment motions. In 1992, Petitioner instituted a medical malpractice action in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (Trial Court) against Joel Lebed, D.O., Jay Sivitz,…